by flamealivepod | Jul 27, 2026 | Blog, History, Hockey, Moscow 1980
A new nation surprises at its first Olympics by Alison Brown This week on the podcast, author Tommy Phillips fills a big black hole in our Olympic knowledge when we discuss his book, The Moscow Olympics: A Day-by-Day History. What do you know about the boycotted Games... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 23, 2026 | Moscow 1980, Authors, Podcast
Thanks to a US-led boycott, the first Olympics hosted by a communist country has long been a big black hole in our knowledge of the Olympics — until now. On this episode, we’re joined by author Tommy Phillips, who wrote The 1980 Moscow Olympics: A... 
by flamealivepod | Apr 18, 2025 | Blog, History, Hockey, Moscow 1980
The story of Zimbabwe’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey in Moscow 1980 by Alison Brown We have a new president of the International Olympic Committee! Kirsty Coventry is the first woman and first African to be elected to the post. She is also...